Kansas is currently in Phase 5 for vaccine distribution, meaning anyone age 16+ is eligible for a vaccine. Adolescents 5 and older can receive the Pfizer vaccine.
Each of the 105 counties in Kansas has its own plan for how vaccinations will be implemented. Check directly with your county for information on how to sign up to get vaccinated.
As more vaccine is made available, many private clinics and pharmacies are now administering shots in addition to county health departments. Here’s where you can find a vaccine site near you.
For information and resources for food assistance, unemployment help, free services, and volunteer opportunities, see our COVID-19: Helpful Links & Resources page.
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Sedgwick County is offering first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11 years.Federal health officials approved the Pfizer vaccine for children in that age group last week.
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Kansas lawmakers are looking for ways to block federal vaccine mandates but Republican-led lawsuits could prove more effective.
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The comments were from Cornell Beard, president of the Wichita district of the Machinists union. The union is fighting an employee vaccine mandate by Spirit AeroSystems.
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The suit started with a fight over masks orders in some Johnson County schools, but a controversial law limiting government COVID-19 response is hanging in the balance.
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It’s unclear how many employees already got the shots. Pittsburg State University says 80% of its benefit-earning workers got vaccinated when the school offered bonuses.
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Schools across Kansas can't find enough substitute teachers in the midst of a lingering pandemic and national labor shortage. That could have long-term consequences for students.
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Chiropractors have become major purveyors of misinformation about COVID treatments and have given hundreds of thousands of dollars to anti-vaccine events.
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Some doctors and experts say when Roger Marshall talks about COVID-19 vaccines, he sounds more like a politician than a physician.
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Republicans in Kansas are intent on pushing back against a forthcoming federal vaccine policy for private employers. The only problem? It isn't written yet. But the politics of a non-existent policy are benefiting both sides.
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All of the company's U.S. employees will be required to be vaccinated by Dec. 8.